---
name: "lashd"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "lashd"
version: "0.5.4.0-2+b1"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/lashd"
---

# lashd(1)

The Linux Audio Session Handler - server

## NAME

lashd - The  **Linux Audio Session Handler** - server

## SYNOPSIS

**lash\_control** \[options\] - for a command line interface

**lash\_panel** - for a graphical line interface\

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page describes the LASHD lash server.

**LASH** stands for **LASH Audio Session Handler.**

It is a session management system for audio applications on GNU/Linux. It understands the JACK low latency audio API and the ALSA MIDI sequencer interface. The system is comprised of a server program, **lashd** , an application library,  **liblash** , and a control program - either the command-line **lash\_control** or the GTK **lash\_panel.** The server and clients communicate over TCP sockets. There are three kinds of clients: normal clients (audio applications), user interfaces for the server, and connection patchbays.

## OPTIONS

- **-h, --help**

  Show summary of options.

- **--lash-server \<host\>**

  Connect to server running on \<host\>

- **--lash-port \<port\>**

  Connect to server on port \<port\>

## SEE ALSO

[**lash**(1)](/lash/1.md) and [**jackd**(1)](/jackd/1.md)

The programs are documented fully by  *LASH Audio Session Handler Reference Manual*, available via the Info system (lash-manual).

## AUTHOR

LASH was written by Bob Ham.

This manual page was written by Jaromír Mikeš \<mira.mikes@seznam.cz\>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).